The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela

What changes

• The resolution strongly condemns the Maduro regime for imprisoning hundreds of political prisoners.
• The resolution demands the immediate unconditional release of all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons, and the full restoration of their rights.
• The resolution calls on the VP/HR and the Council to increase sanctions on the regime, including high-level officials, members of the security forces and the regime’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and Maduro himself.
• The resolution urges the International Criminal Court to include ongoing human rights violations and arbitrary detentions in its investigation into the Maduro regime’s alleged crimes against humanity.
• The resolution calls on the Venezuelan authorities to reinstate the OHCHR and guarantee its access to prisons, as well as guarantee unhindered access to the UN special procedure mandate-holders.

Expected impact

• The resolution calls for increased sanctions on Venezuelan high-level officials, security forces, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and Nicolás Maduro himself.
• The resolution urges the International Criminal Court to investigate ongoing human rights violations and arbitrary detentions by the Maduro regime.
• The resolution calls for the reinstatement of the OHCHR in Venezuela and guarantees of access to prisons for the OHCHR and UN special procedure mandate-holders.

Limitations

• The document is a resolution and does not contain specific legislative text that would be subject to detailed analysis of amendments or new provisions in the same way as a directive or regulation.
• The document does not provide details on the specific mechanisms or criteria for the proposed increased sanctions.
• The document does not detail the potential economic or social consequences of the requested actions, beyond the stated goal of supporting a return to democracy.